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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
8
A bustling list of social visits and family gatherings across West Union and surrounding areas. Many couples and families from Elgin, West Union, and Independence shared meals, birthdays, and church events, with plans for a Christmas program at the church and numerous host families noted.
Oak Grove notes list weekend visits from Clarence Becker and Emma Becker of Atlantic to Louis Becker home with Lucille Burke of Waucoma also visiting. Dennis and Melbert Meyer hosted a Rock party with Staff Sgt Elmer Meyer and Rosella Chase among eighteen attendees. prizes awarded for high and low scores. a lunch followed. Mrs Wm Leighty of Boone visited Robi Wilson and relatives. dinner guests included Henry Holzer and Oran Bane. A waffle supper capped a midweek gathering hosted by Melbert Meyer and Dennis Meyer with Elmer Meyer, Rosella Chase, and Gene Westcott in attendance.
The Marion Boreas Society will hold its Christmas party December 18 in the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs. C J Anderson Mrs. Orvin Thompson Mrs Merrill Olson and Mrs Vern Honter. Children’s gifts will be exchanged and ladies are asked to bring money to donate to the Red Cross in place of gifts.
Supper guests gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Ole E. Olson’s home on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Selma Groth visited Mrs. Ole Lottsgard. A baptism was held for Elaine Marén, infant daughter of Pvt. and Mrs. Merlin Hellum, with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hellum and Mr. and Mrs. August Peck. Numerous relatives from Decorah Ossia St. Olaf and nearby joined the event.
Brainard items note multiple visits across homes including the Craft, Boyer, Bartlett, and Nutting families. A wood bee at the church occurred with a served picnic dinner. The Christmas program is slated for December 23 at the local church.
The report notes that most rope and cordage fibers were previously imported from the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies.
Residents and visitors from Cheery Valley are listed visiting and dining at multiple homes in Strawberry Point and surrounding areas. Names include Leonard Dennler Buttkofer Mason Groth Wenger Meyer Muehlenthaler Thoman Hicks Chase Denniler Baumgartner Lehman Meisner Friederich Hofer Christen and families.
Grand Meadow News records visits and gatherings among residents including Mr. and Mrs Gordon Junker and family of Traer at Ames Olson and Carmen Swenson homes, Mrs Julia Landsgard with Mrs Caroline Erickson, Mrs Ed Johnson at Willard Martin home, Sunday school teachers planning Christmas tree exercises, and visits by Mr and Mrs Paul Cooley of Waterloo with Leslie Cooley on furlough, plus additional local come-and-go updates.
The article discusses keeping garden seed cool and dry for winter storage and using phenothiazine to drench sheep and lambs to control nodular worms. It notes that post-treatment slaughtered sheep yield casings for surgical sutures used in hospitals, highlighting wartime relevance.
Simple-complete year end record that transfers totals to Form 1040F. Provides a full profit and loss record of the farm operation. Sold by The Echo-Enterprise Elgin, Iowa.
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